Politically, there isn't anything to prevent Andy Ruiz Jr. from entering his rematch with Anthony Joshua later this year. The recently crowned unified heavyweight titlist was cleared by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) to enter a voluntary title defense in lieu of an immediate mandatory title defense versus Kubrat Pulev.[Click Here To Read More]

Nobody wants to see Pulev against anybody. Dont understand how they keep pushing this guy as mandatory when there are plenty other better boxers in the ratings...strange. the IBF have always been shady when it comes to mandatories though.

Nobody wants to see Pulev against anybody. Dont understand how they keep pushing this guy as mandatory when there are plenty other better boxers in the ratings...strange. the IBF have always been shady when it comes to mandatories though.

Pulev is the one that keeps fighting and winning eliminators. He was mandatory, got injured, agreed to fight another elimiantor, and won. So he's mandatory again.